It had been an odd day since he moved back here to this town. A town that he had vowed to never return to… Not after what they had almost done to him but now? Well, all the people that had done that to him weren't here anymore. They had moved on, he was sure of it and now, he could try to live a normal life. Or, at least as normal as he could live his life… taking a deep breath, the young man stretched his arms above his head wanting to find some way to relax his body.

What he hadn't expected though was to sense the fear in the air. Sure, he hadn't expected to sense that kind of fear in the air at the time but sadly, at the same time he did. This town was nothing but a town of fear and sadness… pain, and turmoil. It was nothing but an emotional roller-coaster and nothing more… The fear that he could sense from that woman, it was powerful… those men must have been trying to do something to her that had her scared…

Shaking his head, the young man just wanted to live a life without anyone knowing who he really is or anyone that would give a shit about him. Sadly, when he had arrived at the school, the girl knew who he was still just because he had saved her life from some jerks that wanted more than what she was willing to give or whatever it was. Shaking his head, the young man took a deep breath and just looked ahead at the chalkboard.

Though as he sat at his desk, he could feel her staring at him… like she was trying to figure something out about him… Maybe she was trying to figure out why he wore the blindfold over his eyes… That was something that he had grown used to over the years, but it was something that he knew that he couldn't stop or have any control over. What does bother him though is when people think he's blind because of it. He's said it, many times before in the past that he wasn't blind, but had a slight 'sensitivity to sunlight' but they still believed him to be blind.

As he wrote down the teachers words, Naruto could still feel her eyes on him. It was a little unnerving though he knew that nothing would get her to look away… Not right away anyway… Slowly, he turned his head to stare at the woman only to see her blush and turn away. So it did work, women were so easy to understand most of the time. As he sat and took more notes down, he could hear the people whispering about how 'weird' he was, or odd. Sometimes, he wondered why he went to school in the first place but he would remember that he needed to learn all of this…

As he listened to the teacher and looked at Hinata, class seemed to have gone on by… he had no idea that class had gone by so quickly but he must have been distracted from the whole thing. Shrugging to himself, the young man had gathered everything from his desk and started to walk out of the door as quickly as he could. All he wanted was to get away from this room and, of course away from that girl. He had to get away from her as soon as possible though he still couldn't get her out of his mind… was something wrong with him?

"Ready for that tour Naruto, we have time before the next class starts."

Naruto turned to stare at the woman, what was her name again? Oh right, Hinata… He tried to tell her that he didn't need anyone to give him any kind of tour, that he would be fine on his own. Sadly, the girl didn't see it that way. No, rather she insisted on helping him through the school, to give him the 'tour' before the next class starts. All he wanted was to get away from her, he was nothing but darkness and she was a pure and innocent soul… If he stayed near her, there was the fear of causing harm to others, to bringing darkness to anyone that would try to get close to him… he will, end up losing anyone close to him just like always.

The darkness that covered his life was a terrible thing and it would consume all the good in his life. That was just the way it had started to work out for him and it would always be that way. Closing his eyes, Naruto told her that it was best that she didn't come close to him. It was for her own safety… it was for the best, and that was how it would always be… to never get close to anyone else… no one, will ever come close to his heart… no one will ever open his heart back up ever again…

After morning classes, Naruto had made his way to the roof to eat his lunch. Not a lot of people would dare come to the roof… It was the perfect place for him to just enjoy the weather, eat his lunch and everything would be right with the world… At least to him anyway…

Once he had his legs dangling over the edge, Naruto pulled out a ramen bowl, set a burner down to boil water and hummed softly as he waited for it to boil. Everyone that saw him wanders down the halls on his way up here, they all moved out of his way, as if they were afraid to even touch him. It was odd yes, but he knew that it was for the best. As he gazed out at the horizon, he couldn't help but get the feeling of nostalgia… sure, this town was nothing but a terrible place for bad memories but at the same time, it made him think back on his good memories…

But the pain remained in his heart, the shadow pains so to speak. Even though the wounds were gone, the pain still remained even after all these years… Taking a deep breath, Naruto turned to stare at the burner and saw that the water had boiled. Reaching over for the pot, he poured the hot water in the ramen bowl before sealing it up once more and letting the water boil and setting a timer so he knew when the ramen would be ready. Laying on the roof, Naruto closed his eyes as he tried to think about his life and where it had taken him so far. He didn't know what would be in store for him right now, but what he did know was that something had called him back to this town, something powerful but he still did not fully understand what it was as of yet but, he had a feeling that he would understand it soon enough…

Yawning, the young man folded his arms behind his head and started to sing a song that he remembered by heart…

Like every tree stands on its own,
Reaching for the sky
I stand alone,
I share my world
with no one else,
All by myself
I stand alone

To him those words were true… he did stand alone. Never allowing anyone in his heart to get close to him refusing to allow anyone to get emotionally close to him again. If that happened, Naruto didn't know if he could bare to go through with it again. It had caused him nothing but trouble in the past and it was the main reason for what had happened to him in the first place… The thought of it happening once again, Naruto didn't think that he could go through with it, that was a vow he made when he woke up on… that day…

I know the sound of each rock and stone
And I embrace what others fear
You are not to roam in this forgotten place
Just the likes of me are welcome here

What people fear… he doesn't know what everyone would fear, but what he did know was that it didn't scare him one bit… Maybe they were just scared of the unknown, a world that no one could really live in but he did. He lived in that world, and no one would ever be allowed to live in that world with him… It was a world, that only he could live in, that only he could understand… It was just the way things were meant to be, just like how he was meant to be alone.

Everything breathes and I know each breath
For me it means life
For others it's death
It's perfectly balanced
Perfectly planned
More than enough for this man

Reaching up, Naruto's hand gently touched the black blindfold that covered his eyes… hid his eyes from everyone, including himself. He never wanted to face the truth… the truth of what he had become… Maybe, that was what he was scared of… maybe he really did have a fear. Inhaling softly, no matter what he did, he just didn't want to admit to himself of what he had turned into all those years ago… it was something that he just didn't want to admit… his soul just couldn't take it, just like his heart couldn't… It was… just too painful for him.

Like every tree stands on its own
Reaching for the sky I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself
I stand alone

Pulling down the blindfold just an inch or so, Naruto gazed at the bright blue sky… It was even brighter without his blindfold on him but it made him a little happy to gaze upon the sky like this without anyone around him. Sighing softly, the young man fixed his blindfold before sitting up he turned to stare at the ramen bowl, it wasn't done yet, at least not according to the timer that was resting next to the bowl. Shaking his head, Naruto looked ahead, feeling the breeze that blew past him, blowing the long cloth of his blindfold out behind him… he could smell something on the wind… he didn't know what it was, nor where it came from…

I've seen your world with these very eyes
Don't come any closer, don't even try
I've felt all the pain and heard all the lies
But in my world there's no compromise

He had seen this world, in both the ugly and the beautiful… sadly though, it always went back to being ugly to him. The world was always so ugly to him; there was no longer any kind of beauty left in the world… There was absolutely nothing left in the world for him to enjoy, well… at least nothing other than ramen but that was it to be honest. Letting out a sad yet soft laugh, Naruto stretched his arms above his head as he tried to get his nerves together, he just wanted to live his life without any more trouble but he wasn't sure if that would be enough at this rate…

Like every tree stands on its own
Reaching for the sky I stand alone
I share my world with no one else
All by myself I stand alone
All by myself I stand alone
All by myself I stand alone

Ring, Ring, Ring!

"Oh, ramen's ready." Said Naruto with a bright smile on his face, the only thing that really made him happy was of course ramen… Though even he didn't know how long that would last… It would be terrible if they stopped making ramen. Hell, there wouldn't even be a point in living if he didn't have his ramen that helped him to just get through the never ending days that seemed to just bore him to tears.

"Naruto!" said a new voice, causing Naruto to sigh and look over his shoulder to stare at the new comer. It was Hinata, how the hell did she find him in the first place? Didn't she have something better to do in the first place other than to bother him? Shaking his head, he mumbled something under his breath before opening the ramen bowl and started to slurp on the noodles so he could at least enjoy his food. Hinata just frowned at him; he could sense it that she was curious about his behaviour.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked, not trying to be rude, but he was a bit annoyed by her already. Why did she have to bother him, was it because the 'teacher told her to help him' or was it something else? He didn't know, nor did he really care in the first place. Taking a deep breath, the young teenager turned his head to gaze upon Hinata and saw that she had a look of concern on her face… why did she stare at him like that? Like something was wrong or something else was happening around the two of them…?

"I… I was worried about you that's all… You just seemed upset about something when you told me to leave you alone…" Hinata said with a soft voice, as if speaking any louder would cause Naruto's anger to rise and have him attack her. Why would she be upset about that? Would she really think that he would just up and attack her like that? Not unless he was in danger but this girl can't even protect herself, let alone beat him.

Rolling his eyes behind his blindfold, Naruto turned away from her saying "don't worry, I won't attack you. There isn't really a point in trying to hurt you when you can't even protect yourself…" Sadly, that was the harsh truth, she can't protect herself and there would be nothing that he could do about it. The only thing he cared about was his peace of mind and him being left alone. Nothing more than that to make him… happy…

Shaking his head mentally, Naruto knew that he couldn't do that… what was happiness to him anyway? Nothing, it was nothing… there was nothing that he could do about it and he knew that to him, happiness was something, a luxury that he could not have in his life. No matter how much he wanted it he could never have it.

"I can protect myself…" Hinata said with a small voice… in fact, to him it almost sounded like she was a frightened child that was about to be scolded for something she did. Turning his head at her, Naruto just gave her a stare that he knew that she couldn't really see but somehow it was as if she could sense the stare that he was giving her at the moment.

"If you could protect yourself princess, then you wouldn't have needed me to save you now would you?" Naruto said bluntly.

Hinata stared at Naruto with a frown as she let out a sniffle and started to wipe her eyes. Damn it, what was it with him and hating the sight of a crying girl? Must be because he was raised not to make a girl cry and, of course to comfort one if they were crying. Pushing himself up onto his feet, careful not to spill his ramen Naruto walked over to Hinata before crossing his arms over his chest. "Hinata, you just aren't meant to fight alright? Whoever those guys were just call the cops or something on them so it doesn't happen again. Besides, aren't you part of some really rich family or something?"

"How do you know that?" asked Hinata with confusion.

"I heard a few people whispering 'how can a Hyuuga help a blind guy?' So, I kind of figured that you're a Hyuuga, who, just so happen to be the richest families in Konoha." Hinata's expression was priceless; it seemed that she hadn't expected him to know that much since everyone didn't think that Naruto would have known anything about Konoha, let alone the families that were in it. They were right, he shouldn't know if he was just someone that had moved here but that was a completely different topic altogether. Looking away from Hinata, Naruto calmly said "look Hinata; like I said before, it is best that you don't get close to me, or else you will be harmed in some way or another."

Staring out at the horizon, Naruto wondered if there was something that more to this town than what meets the eye. He didn't know why but he could feel a faint dark aura… It was powerful yes, even for something that was still this small; it was something that he didn't know what was going to happen. Uncrossing his arms, Naruto closed his eyes before he picked up his ramen and started to finish off his lunch and turned to stare at Hinata as she sighed softly. "There are just some things that some people aren't meant to know anything about and I just happen to be one of them. The only thing you should know Hinata, is that I'm an evil being, someone that can only destroy those close to me and if you get too close I could end up destroying you as well. It is best; that you only know my name and that I am in your class. Anything more than that could end up killing you and that is something that I do not want to have happen, understand?"

Hinata just frowned at him all the more; it seemed that his words had only caused more confusion within her. Okay, he expected this to happen but for some reason he just wanted her to cheer up but sadly, what she wanted was something that he couldn't do for it could easily risk her life…

Before he could react, something started to form in the corner of his eye. Blinking at it in confusion, Naruto was about to open his mouth to say something until it had zipped by and grabbed a hold of Hinata. Hinata let out a loud scream; the strange shadow being took a figure, one that he did not know who it belonged to… But, something stirred within his soul, telling him that it was someone he should know… but sadly, he doesn't know anything about it in the first place.

"You will… obey me…" said a voice, causing Naruto to shudder… He didn't know what was going on here but what he did know was that it caused his body to shake in fear or… was it something else? The young man didn't know but what he did know was that it was something that he couldn't allow to happen. He would listen to no one but himself…

"Obey… me… now…" those words kept on echoing through his mind, his eyes widened for a brief moment, he could feel his pupils dilating but knew that something was wrong. It felt like something was trying to grab a hold of his soul, trying to manipulate him to do their bidding… he could feel those emotions surging through that shadow…

In fact, he could even feel something trying to force its way into his heart, pulling at something. Gasping suddenly, Naruto swung his hand at the strange shadow tendrils that had tried to force their way into his heart, his soul. Growling, Naruto narrowed his eyes at the shadow as it held onto Hinata a little more. The shadow's sickening smile disappeared, odd that the only thing on that thing that isn't a shadow is the white teeth. "I had given you a choice… and now someone has to pay the price for your disobedience…" said the shadow before laughing… and that was when everything felt like it was going in slow motion.

The shadow had tossed Hinata, right over the building! Without thinking, Naruto rushed toward the railing of the building, the railing that helped to keep the students from falling off the building. He grabbed a hold of the railing and jumped over to catch Hinata. He saw her falling, her body positioned to her facing him as he fell towards the blue haired teen. Narrowing his eyes behind the blindfold, Naruto was thankful for the blindfold right now or else things would be flying in his eyes and not to mention at the speed he was falling, his eyes would have been watering up terribly right about now.

"Hold on Hinata!" shouted Naruto as he reached out to grab the young woman. It seemed though that the shadow had other plans, for it started to zoom down the side of the building and had tried to stop the blonde and red haired teen from saving the blue haired teenager. Damn it! At this rate he wouldn't be able to save her; in fact Hinata will turn into some kind of pancake. "Damn it!" he shouted.

"You cannot win… you must obey me." said the shadow.

"Fuck off!" shouted Naruto before he held his hand back, eyes narrowed into slits as he felt the surge of energy flowing through him. Naruto could feel it, the energy he hasn't used in years… It was something that he hated to use but at the moment, he didn't have much of a choice but to use it. With that said and done, Naruto swung his glowing red hand at the shadow, ripping it to shreds before the energy disappeared from his left hand.

He didn't get a chance to enjoy the victory for Hinata's scream had caused him to come back. Blinking slowly, the young man turned back and saw that Hinata was closer to the ground. "Damn!" he growled before holding his arms and legs close to help him build up speed. "Just hold on Hinata, I got you!" cried out Naruto as he was getting closer and closer to her. He was almost there, he just had to get a little closer and he would be able to grab her and soften her fall… but then of course there would be the issue with her seeing what she shouldn't have seen in the first place.

Once he was close enough to her, Naruto wrapped his arms around Hinata and held onto her as tightly as he could without brushing her…

"Naruto what-" Hinata said before seeing her eyes widening. What was wrong? Why was she staring at him like that? Pushing her head against his chest, Naruto wrapped his body around Hinata as much as he could before turning his body around, and that was when the air was knocked right out of his lungs. "Naruto are you okay?!" shouted Hinata, causing Naruto to wince in pain. Damn it, he hated it when people yelled so close to him, it always hurt his ears.

Opening his eyes, he looked up at Hinata and blinked his eyes slowly, the pain starting to fade away from his body as he stared at her… Why was it so bright right now? Wait… bright? Looking up at the sky, Naruto saw his blindfold falling down slowly in the sky and landed near them… oh no, Hinata could see his eyes! Acting quickly, Naruto reached up and pressed his fingers into the back of her neck and that was when Hinata passed out.

Taking a deep breath, he mumbled something under his breath before carefully setting Hinata down on the ground. Making sure that she wasn't hurt, Naruto removed his jacket and laid it down under Hinata's head to act as a pillow. Turning away from the blue haired teen, he lifted up his blindfold and made his way over to the closed window and stared at his reflection. He looked like any other normal teen but there was one thing different about him. The only thing about him that he couldn't change no matter how much he wanted to…

Staring back at him were two different coloured eyes. One, blue as the ocean, the other was red as blood with a red slit. It was as if his body refused to let him deny the fact that he wasn't human anymore… at least, not all human. 'Sometimes… I hate agreeing to him… I'm no longer human, but I'm not a demon either…'